OUR VIEW
Editorial…A veteran is not a thing of the past
Senator Amy Klobuchar’s team was in town this week to pitch the valuable resources available to our county’s veterans.May 24, 2013
Our View...Give where you live
This Saturday, May 11, letter carriers in Carlton County will make it easy to give to our local food shelf.By Wendy Johnson , May 09, 2013
Our View…Fight fire with fire
A house fire is tragic no matter when it occurs, but when that fire was intentionally set, it is not only senseless but all that much more insidious.By Wendy Johnson , May 03, 2013
Our View...Community input important to parks plan
There is something in the Cloquet long-range parks plan for everyone to hate. And like. And be ambivalent about.April 26, 2013
Our View: Opinion can incite anger or action
Sometimes, when people finish reading the newspaper, they are angry. That’s OK. It means they’ve been challenged in some way, that the status quo has been disturbed, that the switch that ignites a passionate response has been flipped.By Jana Peterson and Wendy Johnson , April 04, 2013
Our View….Make Iraq War more than a bad memory
This week represents an anniversary of sorts. And while anniversaries often connote celebration and festivities, this one serves more as a solemn reminder of just what has happened over these past 10 years, how much has been gained and lost, and the price that has been paid.By Wendy Johnson , March 22, 2013
Our View…Why not spend a little time in the dark?
What was once considered a “socially correct” platform to embrace – scoffed upon by big business, many politicians, and numerous scientists – is now becoming too compelling an argument to ignore.By Wendy Johnson , March 08, 2013
Our View... Status quo isn’t good enough at sex offender facilities
Last week, Minnesota State Representative Debra Hilstrom introduced a bill requiring any resident of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) convicted of a felony at the treatment center be sent to prison for the entire term of his or her sentence.By Jana Peterson , March 01, 2013
Our View…Macaroni and cheese, anyone?
This week, a startup technology company announced it was launching an app for users of certain technology that will allow readers to customize the news they read online.February 22, 2013
Our View...All the news that's fit to print
Even a casual reader of last week’s Pine Journal newspaper and website would likely have noticed that a preponderance of the news section represented a “bad news” scenario.By Wendy Johnson , February 08, 2013
Editorial…Let’s ‘pack the stands!’
Let’s “pack the stands” once again this Friday night – and show the rest of the world how much community pride we truly have.By Wendy Johnson , January 10, 2013
Our View: Editorial….Consider this a shot in the arm
It starts off with a scratchy throat that turns into a raging inferno by the end of the day. Then the headache and body aches set in, and the fever that racked your body turns to chills. By the next morning, it hurts just to turn over on your pillow, and you feel like you’ve been run over by a truck.By Wendy Johnson , December 08, 2012
Our View…Ready, set – STOP!
By the time you read this, folks have already been lined up outside at least one major electronics chain store for days in anticipation of the earlier-than-ever post-Thanksgiving sales.By Wendy Johnson , November 23, 2012
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